However, since the chapters of this alternate history series are not continuous with each other in plot, this chapter will begin with the events of real history taking place, therefore the events of the 12 th century still led Byzantium to a downward spiral that will culminate in 1204 when Constantinople itself gets attacked and captured by the army of the 4 th Crusade assisted by the Republic of Venice. The previous chapter ended with the 12 th century ending and 13 th century beginning with all things in favor of the Byzantines with their alliance with Republic of Venice resuming and all threats to the empire systematically eliminated, therefore no catastrophic sacking of Constantinople by the 4 th Crusade in 1204. Welcome to the 10 th chapter of the Byzantine Alternate History series by the Byzantium Blogger! Last time in chapter IX of this 12-part series, I went over the events of the 12 th century to identify what led to bringing the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire to its knees and what could be done to avoid such a fate which would take place in 1204 wherein the Byzantine capital Constantinople would be sacked by the army of the 4 th Crusade thus leading to the fracturing and temporary loss of the Byzantine Empire in an instant. “ It was Constantinople’s darkest hour- even perhaps, than that, two and a half centuries later, which was to see the city’s final fall to the Ottoman sultan.” -John Julius Norwich, Byzantium: The Decline and Fall, on the 4th Crusade’s 1204 Sack of Constantinople Previous Story: Byzantine Alternate History Chapter IX- 12th Century
This story will begin with real events that happened in real history but will become fictional as it progresses.
It seeks to alter the course of actual events that transpired in the 13th Century AD. DISCLAIMER: Although this is mostly a work of fiction, it is largely based on true events and characters.
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